OMG how you guys can not understand - it is NOT gold selling. Gold selling = creating amounts of gold from nowhere, this wont ruin economy at all - imagine that you got this pet in loot and sold it. This is simple way to get some gold for people who prefer to spent 10$ instead of 10hours farming.

With your logic the "gold spammers" in tradechat does not sell gold either. They didn't create the gold, they farmed it, stole it or by being smart using Ah.

And by any logic Blizzard can't be gold sellers because 1) they don't steal gold from players, and 2) they don't magically spawn gold when ever someone buys this pet.

It is a misnomer that gold sellers "steal" gold. Quite often they use farmers to sell to them, so they can jack the price up in real world money a little and sell it back. Or they use the in game rules to make gold the "legal" way.

Actually, if this pet has a vendor value of anything, they are magically spawning the capability of magically appearing gold. Would be cost effective to buy 10,000 of these to buy 100g at vendor value? No, but, IF it vendors, they are magically spawning currency.

And we had members who repeatedly, even within the last year, bought gold even though they knew the risk. And not one of them got banned, or even a warning. Knowing "someone" doesn't prove anything.

My point still stands. When there is no risk at all more people will do it. When there is a risk less people will do it.

I also did not use "knowing someone" as proof. I used it as an example.

Common sense, and a broader view on what's going on in the gaming business. Blizzard aren't the only ones doing this. If people didn't want this then it wouldn't be profitable to do it.
When I say that people "want" I don't mean that they have been asking for it. But they are willing to pay, which is all that matters.

Because people want it and they can make profit with it doesn't mean they are the majority. It also doesn't mean that it's the best thing for the game like I already explained. It's better for Blizzard but maybe not for the game itself or for the consumers. It doesn't matter if people want it or if people pay for it.

Also, "common sense" and "a broader view". That's all you got?

By that logic we should have had epics for cash a long time ago. I can't think of anything that would make more money.

Uhm no, because that would make people play less and they would lose subs.

And by your logic, if the majority of the people wants something it's good to implement it, everyone would have killed Ragnaros HC by now. That doesn't make it a good thing for the game, for Blizzard and their profit.

Im curious, do you think people using thier wealth to gain an in game advantage is fair?

People have been doing that for years. Remember the TCG?

It's really funny to see people rage about this pet, and then say that it can't be compared to the TCG, because the cards are rare.
Seems like when it's just a few "people using thier wealth to gain an in game advantage" it's OK.... How is that fair?

"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist."Friedrich Nietzsche

It's really funny to see people rage about this pet, and then say that it can't be compared to the TCG, because the cards are rare.
Seems like when it's just a few "people using thier wealth to gain an in game advantage" it's OK.... How is that fair?

You seem incapable of making any leap of logic.

Blizzard are allowing someone to buy something that they dont want and will therefore sell for ingame gold. They accept this will happen and are therefore allowing people to buy gold. Judging by their comments they think it will have a high enough in game price to make it worthwhile.

There is no other reasonable explaination for it being BoE.

Do suggest this compares to the TCG lottery beggars belief.

I think people using wealth to gain an in game advantage is unfair and I dont think that Blizzard should allow such an easy way for it to happen.

You seem to think its ok - that is something I simply cannot understand.

Blizzard are allowing someone to buy something that they dont want and will therefore sell for ingame gold. They accept this will happen and are therefore allowing people to buy gold. Judging by their comments they think it will have a high enough in game price to make it worthwhile.

Blizzard is not selling gold. Period.

Originally Posted by Attsey

There is no other reasonable explaination for it being BoE.

Except the one they already gave you. You obviously do no agree with it, but they did give you an explanation.

Originally Posted by Attsey

Do suggest this compares to the TCG lottery beggars belief.

TCG cards are sold for cash on eBay and other sites. People buy cards (with cash). People redeem BoE items (these BoE items were obtained with cash, remember?). People sell BoE items in-game, for gold. This has been going on for years. So, people have been "using wealth to gain an in game advantage" for years.

By what kind of logic is that not the same as this pet?

Where's your outrage against this?

Originally Posted by Attsey

I think people using wealth to gain an in game advantage is unfair and I dont think that Blizzard should allow such an easy way for it to happen.

You seem to think its ok - that is something I simply cannot understand.

Well, I don't think this will result in any noticable advantages.

"You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist."Friedrich Nietzsche

Oh dear 10$ for one pet for one toon very expensive for someone who likes to collect them on all toons. Making the transfer between R/L money into game money is not a good idea. I understand illegal dodgy gold selling is a serious problem and despicable to Boot as its probably come from a hacked account but with all the resources at Blizzards disposal I would expect a better solution than to adopt a stance of "if you cant beat them join them" Do blizzard seriously expect this to solve the problem........ This is one pet I wont have at either price nor any future ones offered like this.